In December, Kneecap – which performs all of their songs in Irish Gaelic – is making a highly-anticipated return to Ireland, ...
Paul Mescal is being credited for “unknowingly reviving” the Irish language at the Baftas red carpet. During the Sunday (19 February) night film awards show, the Aftersun actor delighted fans after he ...
The members of the Irish-language hip-hop group Kneecap, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, and JJ Ó Dochartaigh—stage names Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí—jumped out of an Uber at 30th ...
The Irish language is having its moment — from the first-of-its-kind dictionary aimed at ending the need to understand Irish ...
Note: a version of this story first appeared in March 2024. You can wear green, you can watch a parade, and maybe drink green beer this Saint Patrick's Day, but can you say Sláinte like the Irish do?
A grassroots Gaeilge movement is growing around Ireland and a revival of sorts is happening in our towns and villages.
Anyway, while English is the main language spoken in Ireland these days, there is another language spoken here that predates ...
It’s the oldest language in Western Europe, but it’s not taught in many schools outside its native country. It’s misunderstood and often called by the wrong name. It’s Irish, and for the first time it ...
Under British rule, Gaeilge became a minority language in Ireland, yet it was never allowed to die out and over the centuries, Ireland’s mother tongue was kept alive by people all over the island, ...